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BUTTON FASTENING MAUHINE.

No. 392,761 P atented1 1'0v.13,1888.r-

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BUTTON FASTENING-MAGHINH No. 392,761. Patented Nov. 13, 1888..

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iINrTrp STATES PATENT Tricia AUGUST SGHILLMDLLER, OF SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA.

BUTTON FASTENING MACHINE.

ESFECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 392,761, dated November 13, 1888,

Application filed July 21, 1888. Serial No. 280,625.

To aZZ whom it may concern.-

Beit known that 1, AUGUST SonrLLMoLLnn, of San Francisco, in the county of San Francisco and State of California, have invented a new and Improved Button-Fastening Machine, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description.

The object of the invention is to provide a new and improved machine for fastening buttons on shoes, gaiters, the.

The invention consists of certain parts and details and combinations of the same, as will be fully described hereinafter, and then pointed out in the claims.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification, in which similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts in all the figures.

Figure 1 is a side elevation of the improvement. Fig. 2 is a plan view of the same. Fig. 3 is an end elevation of the same in the uppermost position. Fig. at is a similar View (if the same in its lowermost position. Fig. 5 is a sectional plan view of the button-receptacle on the line of Fig. 1. Fig. 6 is a perspective view of the button and its staple. Fig. 7 is a side elevation of the movable buttonholder. Fig. 8 is a cross-section of the same on the line 3 y of Fig. 7. Fig. 9 is a side elevation, partly in section, of the anvil. Fig. 10 is a perspective view showing the improvement as applied to a table and operated by a treadle. Figs. 11 and 12 are detail views of the pivoted arms.

The improved button-fastening machine A is provided with the pivoted arms B and B, pivoted together at B and having their free ends pressed apart by a spring, 0, secured by one end to the arm B and pressing with its other free end against the arm B, as is plainly shown in Fig. 1'. The front part, 13 of the arm B actuates the button-holder D, and the front part of the arm B is forked into the arms B and B of which the former carries an anvil, E, and the latter carries at its top the buttonreceptacle F, consisting of a cylinder mounted to turn in its center on a bolt, Gr, secured to the arm If. The-cylindrical button'receptacle rests at its lower end on a disk, II, also secured to the top of the arm B The upper end of the cylindrical button-re- (Nu model.)

ceptacle F is closed by a disk, I, held to rotate on the bolt G, and provide with handles 1 for turning the said disk I. A nut, G, screws on the upper end of the bolt G against washers formed on the receptacle F and resting on top of the disk I, so as to hold the lat ter and the said receptacle in place. In the disk I is formed an aperture, 1 adapted to register with a series of channels, F, formed vertically in the receptacle F and arranged in a circle on the same. The channels F are semi-cylindrical, as shown in Fig. 5, and are provided at their ends with double flanges F from which extend outward the vertical flanges F, for guiding the staple V and its offset W said staple holding the button W; (See Fig. 6.)

The lower end of each channel F is adapted to register with a downwardly-extending chute or guideway, J, secured to the disk H,leading to the button-holder D, and containing in its lower end a spring, K, for preventing the but tons from moving into the button-holder D. The latter is provided with a longitudinal slot, D, into which projects the outer end of the arm B. The button-holder D is also provided with the upwardly-extending rod Dimounted to slide vertically in a guideway, L, secured on the outer end of the disk H. In the lower part of the button-holder D is formed a transverse opening, D and in the bottom of the said opening is formed alongitudinal slot, D*, into which passes the eye of the button W. In the opening D is also held a retainer, N, similar in shape to the opening D and also having a slotted bottom, N, which registers with the slot D and through which also passes part of the eye of the button IV. The retainer N rests at its bottom on the bottom of the opening D of the button-holder D and supports the button W as the sameis moved from the chute or guideway J into the opening D From the upper end of the retainer N extends upward an arm, N, held to slide in a bearing, D", secured to the button-holder D.

The outer end of the arm N is connected with a screw, 0, secured in the lower end of a rod, 0, mounted toslide vertically in lugs L, secured to the guideway L. A spring, 0 is coiled on the said rod O,and rests at its lower end on the lowermost lug L and at its upper IOO end against the set-screw O, fastened to the red O. The spring 0 has the tendency to press the rod 0 and the retainer N upward when the button-holder D moves downward.

On the front of the guideway L is held a spring, 1?, by fastening its upper end against the said guideway by means of a disk, 1?, and a set-screw, P, screwing through the said disk into the said guideway L. The end of the spring 1 is then formed into a coil, P and continues in the downwardly-extending rod P,curved inward at its lower end at right angles to and extending acrossthe bottom of the buttouholder D. The lower arm, P ,is pointed at its outer end and fits into a groove, D, can,

tending vertically on the front of the buttonholder D and terminating at its upper end in a downwardly-extending inclined groove, D which is somewhat deeper than the groove D, so that when the said arm I? of the spring P travels upward its pointed end drops into the groove D and at a downward movement of the spring passes along the said inclined groove D until it reaches the lowerend of the buttonholder D, so as to snap under the said lower end and back into its former position. The spring P, on account of its peculiar fastening and the coil Pflhas a sidewise swinging motion and also a longitudinal swinging motion.

The anvil E is provided with two transverse grooves, E and E placed opposite each other and adapted to clinch the pointed ends of the staple W. On the under side of the arm 13*, supporting the said anvil E,is secured a spring, Q, extending upward on both sides of the anvil E and held in place by a set-screw, Q, passing through a slot, Q in the said spring Q and screwing into the outer end of the arm B". The ends of the spring Q support the eyes R and B, through which passes the leather strip S directly over the top of the anvil E and in line with the grooves E and E". On the top of the strip S and over the eyes R and R passes a leather strip, T, to which the buttons are to be secured.

The operation is as follows: The operator using the machine fills the several channels F of the button-receptacle F with buttons V, provided with staples W, as shown in Fig. 6. The buttons are placed in the channels so that their eyes pass out between the opening formed by the flanges F, and the cross-arm \V of the staple WV rests on the outer side of the said flanges F. The points of the staple WV extend outward and horizontally, as is plainly shown in Figs. 1 and 3. In order to fill each channel F with buttons it is necessary that the operator should move the disk I with its opening over the corresponding upper end of the channel F, said disk I serving as a cover to the several channels F after they are filled with buttons, as described. When the buttons are in place, the operator adjusts the receptacle F so that the lower end of one of the filled channels F registers with the upper end of the chute or guideway J, and the buttons are permitted to pass into the said guidcway J' in the same manner as they are held in the said channels F. The spring K prevents the buttons from moving out of the guideway J. The leather on which the buttons are fastened is passed over the anvil E, on top of which rests theleather strip S, adapted to be secured to the inside of the leather, so as to form a very strong hold for the staples W. This leather strip S, however, may be dispensed with. The operator now moves the lowermost button forward under the spring K into the retainer N, as plainly shown in Fig. 8, the arm P of the spring P preventing the button from passing out through the open end of the said retainer l The button now assumes the position shown in Fig. 8, so that the staple VV' hangs downward, and when the operator now presses the arms B and B together the arm Bmoves the button-holderDdownward,so that the points of the staple WV pass into the leather T, and the strip S into the grooves E and E*, which cause the ends ofthe staple to clinch onto the under side of the leather T or the strip S. When the button-holder D movesdownward, the arm I of the spring P passes into the vertical groove D to drop at the upper end of the said groove D into the inclined groove D. When the operator now releases his pressure on the arms B and B, then the spring 0 forces the said arms B and B apart and the buttonholder D moves upward. The arm I? of the spring P now passes down the inclined groove D into the lower end of the button-holder D and against the front end of the eye and staple XV, already secured to the leather strip D. The rearward motion of the spring-arm 1? now moves the button and the leather strip to which it is fastened outward, so as to present a new part of the leather strip directly under the button-holder D. The operator now moves another button under the spring K onto the retainer N, and the above-described operation is repeated. When the operator commences to press on the arms B and B, as before described, the spring O' prevents the arm 0 from moving downward very rapidly, so that the retainer N is moved upward partly in the slot D of the button-holder D, whereby the arm W of the staple W is drawn upward tight under the bottom of the button-holder D, so that the arm W' rests directly on top of the leather strip T without being pressed into the same; also, the staple will be positively held in position while being driven into the leather, and thus the slipping of the staple and consequent defective fastening of the button is guarded against. Thus sufficient space is formed between the top of the leather strip T and the under side of the button WV for conveniently buttoning the button-hole part of the leather on the button \V. Thus it will be seen that the buttons can be very rapidly and se curel y attached to the leather strip.

If it is desired to operate the machine by a treadle, Iplace it on a table, as shown in Fig.

10, the arm 13' being secured at its rear end by a keeper, U, secured on top of the table U and the arm B being secured to akeeper, U, also secured on top of the said table U". The other arm, B, is guided freely in a slotin the keeper U and is connected by a link, V, with a treadlc, V, located on the floor or on the lower part of the table U The operation above described for fastening the buttons is similar to that now performed, the only difference being that the arms 13 and B are pressed toward each other by the link V and the treadle V, the spring 0 always serving to press the two arms I; and B apart again, as above described.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. In a button'fastening machine, the com bination, with pivoted arms, of an anvil and a buttonreceptaele supported by one arm and a movable button-holder carried on the other arm and adapted to be moved toward the anvil, substantially as shown and described.

2. In a button-fastening machine, the combination, with pivoted arms and a spring for pressing said arms apart, of an anvil and a button-receptacle supported by the fork of one arm and a movable button-holder carried by the other arm and adapted to move toward the anvil, substantially as shown and described.

3. In a button-fastening machine, the combination, with pivoted arms, of an anvil and a cylindrical button-receptacle supported by the fork of one arm, a movable buttonholder carried by the other arm,and a chute or guide way for deliyering the buttons from the cylindrical button-receptacle to the said buttonholder, substantially as shown and described.

it. In a button-fastening machine, the combination, with pivoted arms, of an anvil and a cylindrical buttoirreceptacle supported by the fork of one arm, a movable button-holder carried by the other arm, a chute or guideway for delivering buttons from the cyli ndrieal button-receptacle to the said button-holder, and a spring held in the said chute to prevent the buttons from passing into the button-holder, substantially as shown and described.

In a button-fastening machine, the comnation,with pivoted arms, of a cylindrical button-rcceptaclo provided with upright channels held to turn on one of the said arms, a chute adapted to connect with the lower ends of the said channels, and a button holder moved by the other arm and adapted to conneet with the lower end of the said chute, substantially as shown and described.

6. In a button-fastening machine, the combination, with pivoted arms, of a cylindrical button-receptacle provided with upright chan nels held to turn on one of the said arms, a

chute adapted to connect with the lower ends of the said channels, and a button-holder moved by the other arm and adapted to conmeet with the lower end of the said chute, and

a spring held in the said chute to prevent the buttons from passing out of the lower end of the same, substantially as shown and described.

7. In a button-fastening machine, the combination, with pivoted arms, of a cylindrical button-receptacle provided with upright channels and held to turn on one of the said arms, and a movable disk held on the top of the said cylindrical receptacle to close the upper ends of said channels, substantially as shown and described.

8. In a button-fastening machine, the combination, with pivoted arms, of a cylindrical button-receptacle provided with upright channels and held to turn on one of the said arms, a movable disk held on the top of the said cylindrical receptacle to close the upper ends of the said channels, and a disk held on the said arm and supporting the lower end of the said cylindrical receptacle, substantially as shown and described.

9. In a button-fastening machine, the combination, with pivoted arms, of a cylindrical button-receptacle provided with upright channels and held to turn on one of the said arms, a movable disk held on the top of the said cy lindrieal receptacle to close the upper ends of the said channels, a disk held on the said arm and supporting the lower end of the said cylindrical receptacle, and a chute extending from the said fixed disk and provided with a spring, being also adapted to register with the said channels, substantially as shown and described.

lO. In a button-fastening machine, the combination, with pivoted arms, of a button-holder held on one of the said arms and held to slide vertically in guideways in the other arm, and a spring secured on the guideways and adapted to pass over the lower end of the said buttonholder, substantially as shown and described.

1].. In a button-fastening machine, the conr bination,with pivoted arms, ofa button-holder held on one of the said arms and held. to slide Vertically in guideways on the other arm, a spring secured on the guideways and adapted to pass over the lower end of the said buttonholder, and an anvil secured to the arm opposite the button-holder, substantially as shown and described.

12. In a button fastening machine, the combination, with a button-holder having a sliding movement and provided on its front with a vertical and an inclined groove, of which the latter is deeper than the vertical groove, of a spring fastened by one end and formed into a coil which extends into a rod provided with a pointed arm passing under the lower end of the buttonholder and adapted to engage the said groove, substantially as shown and described.

13. In a button-fastening machine, the combinatiomwith an arm, of an anvil having transverse grooves and supported on the said arm, a spring having a slot and fastened on the said arm, and eyes secured on the outer ends of the said spring at each end of the said anvil, subthe said retainer and mounted to slide verti stantially as shown and described.

14. Ina buttonfastening machine, the combination, with a button-holder having a ver- I 5 tical sliding motion and provided with a trans- \Vitnesses:

verse slot, of a button-retainer held in the said slot of the buttonholder, a rod connected with Cally, and a spring pressing against the said rod, substantially as shown and described.

AUGUST SOHILLMOLLER.

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